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Private foundation (trust)EIN 582241078Est. 1997-01

L JACK & ELLA SHAW SPIERS FOUNDATION

CHARLOTTE, NC 28207

Total Assets

$1.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$95K

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$32K

Total Expenses

$117K

Qualifying Distributions

$95K

Distributable Amount

$76K

Min. Investment Return

$76K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $4K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $113K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

22 grants

THE PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION
$150K
3 grants
UNC ART AND SCIENCES FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
JOHN PREYER FUND - UNC CHAPEL HILL
$50K
1 grant
JANES FUND
$25K
1 grant
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$25K
1 grant
WILLIAMS YMCA OF AVERY COUNTY
$25K
2 grants
FOSCOE COMMUNITY CENTER
$5K
1 grant
YMCA IN AVERY
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants

<$10K
14
grants
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

North Carolina
$417K
99% of total
Maryland
$3K
1% of total

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